Having the right equipment on a boat venturing offshore is essential. Ocean Belle is bursting with gear, of which the critical items are …
- Safety …
Liferaft; Flares; Horn; Radar; Lifejackets; Pumps; Life belt; AIS; VHF; Fire extinguishers; Fire blanket; First Aid kit
- Navigation …
Furuno Radar; Radio Ocean VHF / AIS; Icom VHF; Handheld VHF; Garmin GPS750 Chartplotter; Raymarine – Speed / Log, Depth & Loudhailer; Furuno GPS; Philips GPS; Fixed Compasses; Yeoman Chart system; Charts for entire South coast & North France including Channel Islands; Pilot books.
- Propulsion …
Two Volvo Penta TAMD60C engines – (Turbo After-cooled Marine Diesel) rated at 255 HP; Twin Disc gearboxes; Shaft drives to fixed 3 bladed propellors – outward turning fwd thrust; Two Fuel tanks of 600 lts capacity each. Range up to 400 miles.
- Boat handling …
Fenders & storage baskets; numerous Mooring ropes; Boarding ladder; Boathook; Windlass / Winch; Heavy anchor with 36m chain cable; substantial cleats Aft, Fwd & Midships; Guardrails enclose entire deck
- Other significant equipment …
Flybridge Steering with full instrumentation; Mastervolt Generator 4 kVA; Eberspacher D4 4 kW diesel heating; 22″ TV; Car radio / stereo; Valiant RIB Tender with Suzuki 15HP outboard; Water tank capacity 400 lts; Calorifier from Port engine with separate immersion heater; Two Battery banks of 2 x 140 AH semi traction batteries each; Shorepower System 240v with RCD protection & galvanic isolation
Turbo 36 